Shapiro, Harry & Glebbeek, Caesar: Jimi Hendrix. Electric Gypsy.
London: William Heinemann, 1990 First edition. Cloth and dustjacket. 723pp. With colour photos in plates, and b & w photos in text . Full biography plus detailed appendices including chronology, discography, media appearances. Good+ in Good+ protected jacket. Light rubbing to cover edges, pages clean apart from light stain to margins of a few plates; previous owner's ex-libris plate inside front cover, and ink gift inscription on flyleaf. Jacket has small edges losses and is price-clipped. (Book ref. 20208) £20.00
Gershwin, Ira & Kimball, Robert (ed) The complete lyrics of Ira Gershwin
Pavilion Books, 1994. 185793248X First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Very clean, tightly bound large format book with no inscriptions, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. As new, no signs of use. xxviii + 414 pages, photos in the text, chronology, index. Heavy book, over 2kg (Book ref. 36168) £18.00
Jackson, Edgar, compiler.: The Gramophone Popular record catalogue, Volume 3 Master edition April 1957.
Kenton, General Gramophone Publications, 1957. 1st edition. Includes all 78, 45, 33 1/3 r.p.m. disc records, recorded tapes and stereosonic tape recordings of jazz, swing, dance, popular and allied music issued from April 1956 to March 1957. Paperback in very good condition. (Book ref. 519) £15.00
Jackson, Edgar, compiler.: The Gramophone popular record catalogue, Volume 2 Master edition, April 1956.
Kenton, General Gramophone Publications, 1956. 1st edition. Includes all 78, 45 and 33 1/3 r.p.m. disc records, recorded tapes and stereosonic tape recordings of jazz, swing, dance, popular and alled music issued from April 1955 to March 1956. Paperback in very good condition. (Book ref. 490) £15.00
Jackson, Edgar, compiler.: The Gramophone Popular Record Catalogue Volume 7, Master edition April 1961.
Kenton, General Gramophone Publications, 1961. 1st edition. Includes all 78, 45, 33 1/3 r.p.m. records and recorded tapes on jazz, swing, dance, popular and alled music issued from April 1960 to March 1961. paperback in very good condition. (Book ref. 641) £12.00
Jackson, Edgar, compiler.: The Gramophone Popular Record Catalogue Volume 6, Master edition April 1960.
Kenton, General Gramophone Publications, 1960. 1st edition. Includes all 78, 45, 33 1/3 r.p.m. and stereophonic records, recorded tapes and stereosonic tape recordings of jazz, swing, dance, popular and allied music fromApril 1959 to March 1960. Paperback in very good condition. (Book ref. 582) £12.00
Jackson, Edgar, compiler.: The Gramophone Popular Record Catalogue Volume 5, Master edition April 1959.
Kenton, General Gramophone Publications, 1959. 1st edition. Includes all 78, 45, 33 1/3 r.p.m. and stereophonic records of jazz, swing, dance, popular and allied music issued from April 1958 to March 1959. Paperback in very good condition. (Book ref. 556) £15.00
Jackson, Edgar, compiler.: The Gramophone Popular Record Catalogue Volume 4, Master edition April 1958.
Kenton, General gramophone Publications, 1958. 1st edition. Includes all 78, 45 and 33 1/3 r.p.m. disc records, recorded tapes and stereosonic recordings of jazz, swing, dance, popular and allied music issued from April 1957 to March 1958. Paperback in very good condition. (Book ref. 538) £15.00
Dodd, Philip; Eden, Dawn; Farry, Eithne, Heatley, Michael; Noble, Martin; Du Noyer, Paul (Ed) Encyclopedia of Singles
Bath: Parragon, 1999. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 075253324X Pictorial laminated covers, 256 pages, colour illustrations, index of artists; no previous owner marks in fine unclipped pictorial dustjacket. Comprehensive, cross-referenced guide to 1,000 singles that have had a great impact on fans, rock writers and the music business, organised A-Z by title. Allows the reader to turn straight to favourite tracks and contains information on writers, record labels, release dates and chart positions. (Book ref. 2976) £4.00
Cochran, Robert Our Own Sweet Sounds - a Celebration of Popular Music in Arkansas
University of Arkansas Press, 1996. Soft. Near Mint. 8vo 1557284431 Cover edges sunned, sticker to front cover, otherwise mint. (Book ref. 001099) £15.00
SHAPIRO Nat (ed.): Popular Music : An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs volume 4 1930-1939
Adrian Press 1968 xiii,335pps.,small adhesive marks on eps.from removal of protective cover,VG+ in VG+ wrapper,pleasing copy (Book ref. 4405) £15.00
SHAPIRO Nat (ed.): POPULAR MUSIC : An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs volume 6, 1965-1969
Adrian Press 1973 xiii, 385pps. From a Polytechnic Reference Library, labels/ stamps to f.e.p.only and base of spine. Apparently little used, book is VG+ in VG+ dust jacket. (Book ref. 6987) £15.00
SHAPIRO Nat (ed.): POPULAR MUSIC : An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs volume 5, 1920- 1929
Adrian Press 1969 331pps. From a Polytechnic Reference Library, labels/ stamps to f.e.p.only and base of spine. Apparently little used, book is VG+ in VG+ dust jacket. (Book ref. 6986) £15.00
SHAPIRO Nat (ed.): POPULAR MUSIC : An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs volume 3, 1960- 1964
Adrian Press 1967 xiii, 335pps. From a Polytechnic Reference Library, labels/ stamps to f.e.p.only and base of spine. Apparently little used, book is VG+ in VG+ dust jacket. (Book ref. 6985) £15.00
SHAPIRO Nat (ed.): POPULAR MUSIC : An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs volume 2, 1940-1949
Adrian Press 1965 xv, 349pps. From a Polytechnic Reference Library, labels/ stamps to f.e.p.only and base of spine. Apparently little used, book is VG+ in VG+ dust jacket, small frays base of spine. (Book ref. 6984) £15.00
SHAPIRO Nat (ed.): POPULAR MUSIC : An Annotated Index of American Popular Songs volume 1, 1950-1959
Adrian Press 1967 (second) xiii,348pps. From a Polytechnic Reference Library, labels/ stamps to f.e.p.only and base of spine. Apparently little used, book is VG+ in VG+ dust jacket. (Book ref. 6983) £15.00
SANT John (signed): Albert W.Ketelbey 1875-1959 ; From the Sanctuary of his Heart,reflections on the life of the Birmingham born composer
Manifold Publishing,Sutton Coldfield 2000 8vo.,xi,175 pp.,frontis.illustration,a block of 32 pages plates(ills.), other ills., chronology, discography, bibliography, index of compositions, concise biography of Ketelbey's brother Harold,a virtuoso violinist. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half title page as follows : ' To Dear Mary, with best wishes, John Sant ' . A FINE copy in FINE dust jacket,loose protective sleeve. Neat owner inscription on pastedown. (Book ref. 8326) £25.00
SANFORD Herb: Tommy and Jimmy : The Dorsey Years
London, Ian Allan 1972 hardback, 8vo., 305 pps., 2 appendices, many illustrations.Introduction by Bing Crosby. Owner inscription/ presentation to fep. Book VG/ VG+ in frayed dust jacket, spine panel sun faded. (Book ref. 7258) £12.00
MELLERS Wilfrid: Angels of the Night : Popular Female Singers of our Time
Blackwell 1986 8vo., x 277 pps., 24 pps. plates, discography. Book is VG+ in VG dust jacket. (Book ref. 7068) £12.00
LARKIN Colin (ed.): The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music : 4 volumes
Guinness Publishing 1992 4 thick 8vo.volumes all in very good condition in a slipcase. VG+. (Slipcase split one side and repaired)Very heavy, (unsuitable for overseas), please enquire re. postage. (Book ref. 9620) £75.00